Maprik yam mask, Papua New Guinea Vegetable fibers,... Lot 66

Maprik yam mask, Papua New Guinea Vegetable fibers, pigments H. 17,5 cm Maprik Yam mask, Papua New Guinea H. 6 7/8 in This beautiful basketry mask was used during ceremonies associated with the yam harvest. It presents an anthropo-zoomorphic head in the shape of a bird. It is surmounted by a small crest composed of a finely woven decoration.